They were led by 14th-year head coach Jim Purtill and play their home games at Schneider Stadium in De Pere, Wisconsin.
The Green Knights compiled and overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 8–1 in conference play, sharing the MWC title with Lake Forest.
St. Norbert advanced to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs, where the lost to the St. Thomas Tommies in the first round.
On August 31, St. Norbert played their season opener against John Carroll at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
It marked the first time in 20 years that an NCAA Division III regular season football game was played in Europe.